Malayalam super star actor Dileep was arrested by Kerala police on Monday evening in connection with the abduction and sexual assault of an actress in Kochi in February early this year.

Dileep was arrested and taken into police custody after the cops probed into the conspiracy angle in the case post the arrest of the prime accused Sunil Kumar aka Pulsar Suni.

Dileep is presently lodged at the Aluva Police Club. The police had discovered that Pulsar Suni had contacted film maker Nadirshah who is Dileep’s close friend, over phone from the jail. Pulsar Suni’s sim cards revealed that he frequently called a few numbers one of which apparently belonged to Appunni – an accomplice of actor Dileep.